This is La Reine Victoria, a Bourbon rose which lends a little history I think. It just keeps growing!
It is about 6 or 7 years old.

More Jacquelin du Pre!

 

one month later

 This is the garden in the middle of May!
 The tall pink is Penstemon Pseudospectabilis, and the white rose in the back is the Harkness rose, Jacqueline du Pre. If I ever move, I will have to dig this up and take it with me. If you have an acre there is no reason not to throw in a bunch of shrub roses as they are just good background and take no care really.

April garden

 Only the middle of April and the garden already looks crowded.  I put these plants in in 2009 and included a lot of native plants. I have  alot of non-natives also.